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California Community Colleges: Raising Fees Could Mitigate Program Cuts and Leverage More Federal Aid

June 11, 2009 - New federal tax credit provisions allow the state to tap potentially hundreds of millions of new federal dollars for higher education. Because these tax credits will fully reimburse most California Community College (CCC) students for the fees they pay, the state could raise those fees (and revenue for CCC) with no net impact on most students. The purpose of this brief is to provide additional information—in a question-and-answer format—related to our recommendation.

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Consolidation of CPEC and CSAC

June 10, 2009 - Presented to Senate Education Committee

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Cal Grant Decentralization

June 10, 2009 - Presented to Senate Education Committee

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Overview May Revision: California Community College

June 5, 2009 - Presented to Budget Conference Committee

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K-14 Payment Deferrals

June 4, 2009 - Presented to Budget Conference Committee

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K-12 Flexibility Provisions

June 4, 2009 - Presented to Budget Conference Committee

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Overview of the May Revision: Proposition 98

June 4, 2009 - Presented to Budget Conference Committee

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Education Mandates

June 4, 2009 - Presented to Budget Conference Committee

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Federal School Improvement Funding

June 4, 2009 - Presented to Budget Conference Committee

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State Budget Solutions in Higher Education: General Fund Savings From February Budget Package and Governor’s Proposed May Revision

June 1, 2009 - Presented to Budget Conference Committee

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An Overview of the May Revision Child Care and Development (CCD)

June 1, 2009 - Presented to Budget Conference Committee

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Overview of the May Revision: K-12 Education

June 1, 2009 - Presented to Budget Conference Committee

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Education of Foster Youth in California

May 28, 2009 - Seventy-five percent of California foster youth perform below grade level standards, and by third grade 83 percent of foster youth have had to repeat a grade. We believe the state and local programs must reprioritize the way existing funds are spent in order to improve educational opportunities for foster youth. We recommend changing guidelines to provide certain services to all current and recent foster youth, expanding programs to include academic counseling and completion of education passports, and consolidating programs at County Offices of Educations. We also suggest convening a workgroup to address the transportation needs of K-12 and postsecondary foster youth.

Presentation

The State Budget and Educational Funding

May 19, 2009 - Presented to the California School Boards Association's Legislative Action Conference. May 18, 2009.

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The Basics of Proposition 98, a Tutorial for State Policymakers

May 13, 2009 - This web-based presentation is designed to help state-level policymakers understand the essential elements of the state’s school funding formula. The presentation lasts roughly 20 minutes and provides viewers with background on Proposition 98, detail on how the funding formulas work, and a discussion of how the measure affects policymakers’ annual budget decisions.

Education Staff

Jackie Barocio
(916) 319-8333
Child Care, Expanded Learning, School Facilities, and Teachers
 
Sara Cortez
(916) 319-8348
Special Education, Preschool, and Child Nutrition
 
Kenneth Kapphahn
(916) 319-8339
Proposition 98, School District Budgets, School Transportation
 
Lisa Qing
(916) 319-8306
California State University, Student Financial Aid
 
Paul Steenhausen
(916) 319-8303
California Community Colleges
 
Ian Klein
(916) 319-8336
University of California; College of the Law, San Francisco; California State Library
 
Michael Alferes
(916) 319-8338
Local Control Funding Formula, Charter Schools, Alternative Schools, High School Career Technical Education
 
Edgar Cabral
(916) 319-8343
Deputy Legislative Analyst: K-12 Education
 
Jennifer Pacella
(916) 319-8332
Deputy Legislative Analyst: Higher Education